CA-K989Economy & trade

H.R. MacMillan, forester and lumber industrialist

H.R. MacMillan at his desk, 1944. H.R. MacMillan at desk (cropped) · Don Coltman or Steffens Colmer · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Harvey Reginald MacMillan, educated at Yale as one of Canada’s first professional foresters, became British Columbia’s Chief Forester in 1912. In 1919 he founded his own company to sell lumber abroad, taking part in a huge expansion of the industry, and its 1951 merger with Bloedel, Stewart and Welch created one of Canada’s largest forest companies. He was made a CBE for organizing forest production in both world wars.

Scope & context

MacMillan as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Harvey Reginald MacMillan National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text